Jack was reared in the Stahl and Novinger, Missouri areas. He attended the rural schools. Jack served in the United States Army in Korea and Japan. He worked many jobs in the area, farming, backhoe operator and trucking. He was a member of the Construction Industry Laborers Union Local 660, International Union of Operating Engineers, and the Teamsters Union Local #534. Jack enjoyed drinking coffee with his friends at Chevy's, taking drives around Novinger and the time he shared with his family.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funereal Home with Pastor Paul Milliken officiating. Burial will be in the Morelock Cemetery in Adair County, MO.